Lang Reid
Sex on the Moon
Ben Mezrich (a previously published author of 11 books) has written Sex on the Moon (ISBN 978-0-434-02079-9, Random House, 2011), and I suppose...
The Master Builder
There are two reasons that I chose this book, The Master Builder written by Charles Sale (ISBN 0-370-30927-8, Putnam and Company, 1982, but...
1001 little ways to spend less and live well
This week’s book is 1001 little ways to spend less and live well (ISBN 978-1-84732-350-7, Carlton Books, printed in Dubai 2009). The compiler...
Maximum Security
This week’s book review is of Maximum Security (ISBN 978-1-84193-755-7, Arcturus Publishing 2009) by Karen Farrington and has the subtitle Inside stories from...
Bangkok Days
The publishing world appears to have a set of rules all its own. I will stop short of calling its conduct ‘subterfuge’, but...
Fresh-Air Fiend
This week’s book was written by the famed travel writer Paul Theroux, though a “book” is probably a misnomer. It is in fact,...
Unreliable Sources
There is always some doubt when you read of a police enquiry into the police. How objective are the results? So when a...
Thai-riffic!
One criticism of Thais is that they do not read books, other than comic books, which come from Japan. When you then look...
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